Reviews with content warning for Torture - Bloom

Reviews tagging 'Torture'

magyklyxdelish's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Damn. I may have predicted a few things but there were still a couple surprises. Didn’t take away from how hauntingly beautiful and disgusting this was. Man I loved this so much.

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peakoldladylife's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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daffodilcherry's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Impeccable novella that is quite literally a cottage core lesbian horror. There is an unmistakable tension throughout the entire book, masked by gorgeous writing. It perfectly captures obsessive love, how easy it is to wave away red flags (but girl there were some red flags) and the romantisation of cottagecore/how real life rural living is a bit different. Also a master class in how to gorgeously describe things without purple prose. I wasn't a huge fan of the ending, but it fitted the story.

Wheelhouses: obsessive lesbian love, beautiful descriptions of food/gardens, "something is messed up here and the main character can't see it.", horny lesbians.

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istaisa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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amandadelbrocco's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I went to the bookstore and bought this. Then I went home and immediately opened it up and didn't get up from the couch until after I had finished. I literally haven't done that in over 25 years but this book was just so compelling.

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hexedmaiden's review

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dark tense fast-paced

5.0

Okay so this might just be my favorite book of the year.
If you are a Hannibal (TV) fan and Hannigram shipper you're gonna love this book about as much as I do. Seeing as the author is also a fan I feel a kinship.
I kinda knew what was going to happen pretty early on but I was here for the journey of how we were going to get there and god this was so fun. I hope Dawson has some horror in her backlist or more coming in the future cause I definitely want to read more by her

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jeninthebooks08's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I'd recommend checking the content warnings before reading.
I've read better, I've read worse. Some parts were intriguing, others more so predictable.
I land on a rather neutral rating.

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